10,000 Birds

In our household, we love trivia. We look forward to the trivia column in our local newspaper each Sunday and eagerly participate in trivia contests. My husband is the trivia quizmaster for a local weekly seniors’ program. I thought I would share some interesting bird facts here. The answers to these questions are shown below. Now, the answers. Note: Cartoon of Northern…

We sent out another list of questions to bird guides who have already been profiled on 10,000 Birds. In the first edition of this second series, we ask Which bird book has been the most useful to you in real life – and why? Here are the answers. In Europe decades ago, before the internet and apps, I learned birds by the Peterson-Hollom Birds of Europe. In Costa Rica…

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The spring migration along the USA’s eastern coast seems to be slow in starting this year. At least for us on the mid-Atlantic Outer Banks we are seeing more shorebirds than warblers. Some tell me that this is not unusual and that Fall is more for warblers but nevertheless comparing numbers and sightings of warblers from the past several years during this spring, I do not see...

When you can’t stop talking about a book because you learn so much, you know you it’s a winner. For example, do you know the collective noun for a group of puffins? A raft! Out of five stars, I’d love to give Puffins! a ten. Author Maria Gianferrari’s lyrical writing and illustrator Maris Wicks’ vivid comics combine to make this nonfiction picture book impossible to put down....

What is your favorite bird species? I have many favourite species such as Kingfishers, Trogons, and Hornbills. But if I were to choose one of them, it has to be the Hornbills. Among the Hornbills, it has to be the Great Hornbill because of a relationship to a pair that I had studied across a period of over 30 years. What is your name, and where do you live? My name is Irshad…...